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Repugnant or hateful
Syn: abhorrent, abominable, detestable, horrid
Ant: lovable, sympathetic |
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Extravagant or excessive
Syn: extreme
Ant: frugal, reserved |
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Characterized by an argumentative attitude or action; quarrelsome or belligerent
Syn: bellicose, combative, militant, pugnacious
Ant: peaceable, amiable, agreeable, complaisant |
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Shrill and loud; harsh
Syn: grating, jarring, rasping, raucous, clamorous
Ant: euphonious, melodious, sweet, pleasing |
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Ostentatiously grand or showy; exhibiting self-importance; pretentious, arrogant
Syn: pontificial, egocentric, pretentious
Ant: humble, meek, modest |
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Quarrelsome, combative, inflammatory, aggressive, hostile
Syn: bellicose, combative, contentious, pugnacious
Ant: friendly, peaceable, concilatory, amiable |
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To make milder or more tolerable; reduce in degree, as something objectionable; moderate
Syn: assuage, alleviate, palliate, lessen
Ant: intensify, increase, aggravate |
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Favorably disposed; benign, affording favorable conditions
Syn: auspicious, promising, kindly, benign
Ant: adverse, unpromising |
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Having a superficial appearance of truth or trustworthiness, possibly, likely
Syn: believable, credible, probable
Ant: improbable, unlikely, impossible |
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Apparently true, correct or plausible, but actually not; deceptive, misleading
Syn: deceptive, erroneous, inaccurate
Ant: valid |
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Over-elaborate, showy; concerned primarily with style or effect
Syn: oratorical, euphistic, flowery, grandiloquent
Ant: plain, unpretentious, unembellished |
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Disparaging, negative, belittling, expressing low opinion
Syn: disparaging, detracting, pejorative, depreciatory
Ant: complimentary, laudatory, admiring |
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No longer in use, outmoded, out of date
Syn: extinct, outmoded, outworn, passe, unfashionable
Ant: contempory, modern, new-fashioned, up-to-date, current |
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Serving as a model for imitation; worthy of imitation; outstanding
Syn: paradigmatic, outstanding, admirable, commendable
Ant: unworthy, evil, corrupt |
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Keen, sharp, critical, keenly perceptive
Syn: keen, penetrating, incisive, trenchant, piercing
Ant: obtuse, dense, dull, stupid |
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